Process of making envelopes



Dec. 18, 1934. c. H. SMITH 1,985,194

PROCESS OF MAKING ENVELOPES Filed Dec. 9, 1952 dan -1 avvunbo z {if/wigI 'a'pplication; Ser'iat Ii:

Patented Dec. 18, 1934 tign of New; York 1 vn lat s h p s s aki devices1mm: sheets of paper {or the: likethat can be foldediup'a n ail d,simulating ordinary f'lettersy 'I'hisIis cohtihriflion'in part. o'flrnywriting .rnay be placed on the. stripsjlnear the dres n hidde bj ie mi ea evi'ces b'ut' available for usewhenthe; devices are v the. inside maybear ad ertisements or illustra- 'tions'gon' gene side; and,'lanfconstitute a letterhead 2. h a i fl a -A I5r r m; an be madeintegral with the remainderljof. each device w ea lmn'ti lines toraemmre fremovalltherof. The 'invention' v'vill' be"unders'tood fromlthe description in connection with the accompanying drawing j if1".whichf Fig. 1. is a; plan I view of; a j sheet partly broken awayfromwhichstrips may jbe cut. and folded to. form" the ma ling devices;Fig.2 'a persp ective "view showing one :ofthe strips partially foldedand rig; 3 is a 'viewsimilar j toiFig'. 1 sliowingafinodiiication. v

' ,Ingth'dratvirig ref renjce'jc aracterl indicates alarge sheet of'paper of'other foldablejmaterial 1.

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that will receive ,writing or upon which printed matterinaybebnated;

The sheet 1 may have notches 2 cut therefrom along opposite edges bymeans of a die or in any other convenient way. The notches 2 arepreferably spaced apart to leave straight or uncut edges 4 at the endsof the tabs 3 for a purpose which will be described below. Adhesivematerial 3 (Fig. 2) is applied along the edges of the tabs 3 for thesame purpose as on conventional envelopes. The sheet 1 maybe slit alongits central line 5 and out along transverse lines 6 to provide aplurality of strips '7 preferably after the desired printing matter hasbeen printed on this sheet. At the same time that the notches 2 arebeing cut and the sheet 1 is being slit and out along the lines 5 and 6,windowsor slots 8 may be cut out.

The sheet 1 or the strips 7 that are out therefrom is bent or foldedalong the lines 10, '11,

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is folded up and the tab, sealed to. the,-,back side -of thesectionHbymeansof the adhesive 3',:so that y ithas the appearance ,of; an.envelope. By .having the section;- 1 6; wider than the; other. sec-.tions .excess gmaterialyis ;left at g, ,the- .folded .line a .25 sothat when the devices areropened b e w c tri sofiabit-o teriaCarltoir-HrSmith;Larchhimit, N

311888111" & Smith, NewiY -k" I2, 13 Thesheet." mayt belcoloredor .t ned anyzde a zeo oralon i s p o ite-ede fro thew-. ds 50 -the sdi aezi' sn slightly beyond the lines; 1-2;; as indicated by the dotted reas.=ithe bem eiO a tQ th ..s i s are cut from thesheetl they are passedthrough ma printing press,;-the,: endso straight; as, indicated at-4o;facflitaterthegript-pers :of .the: press. at hin -A and e o din -thesstrips as they j'go through: the 31211655. The strips -19 may-bean anyappropriate, printed or'- advertising matter of illustrations toy-suitthe needs of the user. After {beingprinted, ieach stript: 'Z-v is bentjalongzthelines 10; 11, 1-2, .1;3and.Mgasindicated in; Fig. 2; toprovide reQtanguIarrSBQtiOnS 2.1 1 5 $1.

t e t bs Bzbi :prefe'rablwof the same-width, and. slightly nar-.irower-athan:the section,16,n hiclrgis the width of letter envelopes.:4. After being cut from the sheets, ea c irs r p 7 .1120

edge the danger of cutting-through the-i thier ti s as oa e..zdisno siiom of the st ionfi f" that; is.;to be used-as a returnzfreply carm oneof .-the s eso t et e o s 1. 11. .1 and-2 av' pr vided. wi h pi ures oadvert sin .ma t r; 91" o r o m on e :user-wish s o co ve t .35

thez the is de of. the-sectio s 1 19am 20.1mm?aco st ute-al lette tiead. sod -a letter may be written on this portion for the prospect, asthe same will be folded on the inside when the device is folded up. Thelines 14 may 40 be perforated or weakened so that the section 20 can beremoved after the device has been received by theprospect, and used as areturn reply postcard.

The outside of the tab 3 and sections 16 and 45 edges of the tabs andalsoacross the section 17 55 to cause the device to simulate theappearance of a first class envelope when the device is folded. Similarareas may be left along the edge 01' the tab 3 opposite the gummed sidefor like purpose. Instead of coloring or tinting as shown the paper maybe left white and colored lines placed thereon for the same purpose.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 reference characters which refer tothe parts already described are designated by the same referencecharacters with primes. sheet 1' is shown of such a size thatfeight.strips 7 may be produced therefrom. In this modification instead ofhaving notches 2 cut out along l'is to have a 'roll' of paper of the-pro'per width and pass the paper through-a machine as it is unwoundfrom the roll, which machine will cut the notches 2 along opposite edgesof the paper, (or the openings 2" along the center line) out out thewindows 8, gum the edges, apply the tinting or'color to the properextent along the edges,' and cut off equal lengths out of which aplurality of -"the strips"? can be made by slitting along "the lines 5and 6 and perforatingalong theline 14 (or 14) later, or the machine mayperform one 1 or more of these operations and omit the ones that are notneeded for-the particular requirements. .These cut-off sheets 1 may bedistributed to printers who apply to them whatever printing matter isdesired and slit or cut the same into the strips 7.

I claim:

1. In the pr0ce$ of forming a mailing device,

the steps which comprise cutting out material "at a plurality of placeslongitudinally of a rectangularly shaped-sheet so that the cut portionsM form sloping edges of flaps for'said mailing device cutting said sheetoff a't-said out out places and at'right angles to the edges of saidsheet, and folding said out on portions along a plurality of transverselines."

-2.-In the processor forming a mailing device, the steps which comprisecutting out material at spaced intervalslongitudinally of arectanguedges of said sheet, cutting out'windows in the strips thusformed, and foldingsaid cut oif portions along a plurality oftransVeIfQelineS.

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' transverse lines.

4. Inthe process of forming a mailing device,-

the steps which comprise cutting out material Tatspaced intervalslongitudinally of a rectangularly shaped sheet so that the out portionsform sloping'edges of flaps for said mailing device cutting said.sheetatright angles to the edges of said sheet, andifolding the stripsthus formed into the shape of an envelope with open ends.

,5. In the processor. forming a mailing device, the stepswhich comprisecutting out material at aplurality of places along the center line of arectangularly shaped sheet so. that. the cut portionsv form slopingedges of flaps forjsaid mailing device'cutting said sheet off fat, saidcut out places and at right angles-to the edges. of

a plurality of transverse lines; t v

6. In the process of forming a mailing device,

said sheet, and folding said out oif portions along the: steps whichcomprise cutting out material at a' plurality of places alongthe "centerline of a rectangularly shaped. sheet so that thecut portions formsloping edges of naps for said mailing device cutting said sheet offfandat right angles to the edges. of said sheet, slittingsaid sheet throughsaid'" center line and "folding verse lines.

said out oi fportions alongaplurality oi'trans- V 7. In the process offorming a. mailirigl evice, the steps which comprise cuttingoutvmatrrial at a plurality of places along theoenter lineiof arectangularlyshaped. sheet so that the. cut

portions fornr' sloping edges'of flaps for said mailing devicecuttingsaid.sheetiofl and at right angles to the edges oi' said sheet,slitting said sheet through said centerline, perforating said sheetalong lines parallel" to said center line and foldingsaidcutiofi'p'ortions along a plurality of said cut oil portions along aplurality of transverse lines. j p CARLTON- H. SMI'I' H.T

